The Butterflies Finally Arrived!

Room 13's painted lady butterfly larva finally arrived in the mail today! We were a little worried as they were nearly a week late.

When we opened the box we found that the butterfly larva were squished into a small plastic container full of old food and excrement. Yuck! The box also contained powdered food, a spoon, a new plastic container, a small paint brush and an instruction manual. After reading the manual, Mrs. Lastiwka-Durling and I mixed their powdered food with water and placed it in the empty plastic container. Then we used the paint brush to carefully transfer the butterfly larva into the container. Finally, we poked holes in the lid to let air in.





Butterfly Larva in Fresh Container

 What will we need to do next to ensure that our butterfly larva live a happy and healthy life? What else will we need to provide for them? Please leave us comments with your ideas.

We will update our blog regularly with photos and videos of our butterfly larva as they grow and change. We will also post the results of our ongoing butterfly research.

Mrs. Flasha